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Topic: Livestock

Maharashtra’s cattle trade comes to near standstill as traders allege ‘free rein’ to gau rakshaks

Maharashtra MoS (Home) Yogesh Kadam says he assured representatives of Qureshi community of action against those harassing cattle traders, but they are yet to share any complaints.

In J&K’s Samba, hundreds of livestock killed, livelihoods snuffed out by cross-border shelling

Samba district suffered loss of over 340 livestock animals during three days of cross-border shelling from 7 May to 10 May, according to the animal husbandry department.

India launches Livestock Support Program

A-HELP will provide services including disease control and insurance.

Department of Animal Husbandry to organise workshop ahead of 21st Livestock Census

The workshop will commence with an inaugural ceremony and a detailed session on the census methodology.

We did the math. Here’s what India needs to achieve E20 plan of blending petrol with ethanol

Modi govt’s aggressive push to meet E20 target in the next two years can pit energy needs against food security.

Govt withdraws livestock bill amid protests by animal lovers, activists: ‘Needs wider consultation’

After protests against proposed draft by those who believe it would result in animal cruelty, dept of animal husbandry & dairying says time is needed 'to make further comments'.

Why animal lovers, activists are up in arms against draft livestock bill — ‘cruelty, spoil native gene pool’

Draft Live-stock and Live-stock products (Importation and Exportation) Bill, 2023 aimed at framing measures to regulate trade. #saynotolivestockbill2023 trends on Twitter.

Livestock on life support: Where Pakistan floods hit the hardest

Agriculture contributes around 23% of Pakistan’s GDP. Some estimates indicate that 21 million acres of crops across the nation have been swamped by the floods.

ICAR develops indigenous vaccine against lumpy skin disease, a viral outbreak affecting cattle

Central govt plans to commercialise vaccine — developed by 2 Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutes — to control disease that has spread to states like Gujarat, Rajasthan & Punjab.

Want to boost milk and meat production? Feeding insects to cattle can help

The global market for edible insects is growing quickly, and advocates say that using insects as ingredients can make human and animal food more sustainable.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.